Halloween How To

For my first Halloween at college, my friends and I were determined to find a creative group costume that all of us could wear on the big night.

The only problem was, we weren't looking to spend more than $10. After suggesting several failed costume ideas (Pink Ladies, the many stages of Britney Spears) we finally decided to simply wander around the mall and see what we could find. We went into every store imaginable, finding nothing that could cheaply satisfy our desire to coordinate our costumes. We were ready to give up, until we wandered into the costume shop and found a tube of fake blood.

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The red, sticky liquid inspired me – we could be zombies! It would be cheap, unique, and we would still be able to look cute and impress the boys we met while out on the town.

First, we each bought a tube of fake blood, which cost about $4. Then we went to Target, where we found cheap white t-shirts (about $1.50 each). Finally, we found really pale powder foundation for $7 and split the cost. This brought our total to just under $8 each.

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To make the costume, we ripped holes in the shirt and splattered fake blood on it. Once the blood dried, we took brown eye shadow and rubbed it randomly on the shirt to make it look like dirt. To keep our outfits uniform, we all wore jean skirts and leggings.

To complete the look, we each covered our face with the pale powder, and drew lines of fake blood coming from our mouth and eyes. It was easy, and fun!

People loved our costume idea, and it saved us a ton of money! We were the cutest zombies around.

What creative Halloween costumes are your favorites? How do you save money on your costume?